It came from space, and ate our brains

It came from space, and ate our brains is currently on sale with a discount of 50% on both the single-package and the four-pack! It has been a while since we last updated the community with an announcement, but you’re still able to find us on the forums at the community hub. We’re always up for games with the community, make sure to add me to your friend list! Anyway, we’ve got a community update for you in store today with some announcements regarding the game!

Multiplayer Content

We may have been silent for a while, but we’re still working on new content for you guys. We can’t disclose many details as of yet, but we’re expecting to be able to share all kinds of news regarding It came from space, and ate our brains soon! As the title might spoil of this paragraph might spoil, we’re focusing the update on that particular subject! And just a heads up for everyone that is wondering whether it will be paid DLC (downloadable content), it will be completely free of charge!

Localization volunteers needed!

We’re currently looking for community members from a variety of different nationalities in order to help us localize the game to as many languages as possible. We’ve outlined a list below of the languages that we’re still missing:

Community translators that are able to help us out to translate the game will be mentioned in the credits, can use our company (Triangle Studios) as a reference for future employment opportunities (we’ll draft you a sweet recommendation) and will receive all our titles and partner titles for free! If you’re able to translate the game to one of the languages above, please send an email to: miedema [at] triangle-studios.com

Cross of the Dutchman Sale

Our other title, Cross of the Dutchman is on sale as well with a 50% discount! Make sure to check it out on Steam:

No more dropping through levelsSeveral community members reported that they sometimes fell through levels at the beginning of a match. This is now fixed and you should no longer be able to free fall down the map when you join a game in Multiplayer.

Fixed wrong font in chat for clientsIt was confusing during multiplayer matches to see different fonts being used for the chat. We now made sure that everyone sees and types in the same font.

Fixed chat over other players scores in multiplayerWe received multiple comments that it was annoying that the chat-window was being displayed over the scores of other players. This was not intentional, but we made sure that the chat now stays in the right corner.

Password pop-up button fixWhen trying to join a server with a password both buttons said: ‘Cancel’, while one of them was meant to say: ‘Join’. This is now fixed.

Dead camera sound fixWhenever you get your brains eaten in a multiplayer match you need to wait 20 seconds before you respawn. Unfortunately, up till now, you were never able to hear the sounds these players were making. This took away your opportunity to enjoy the sounds of dying aliens by the hands of your friends. Now that this is fixed you can once more see how your friends gain super high multipliers because you’re not there to steal their kills!

AchievementsThe achievements that were tracking your overall progression of completing levels should now all work again. These achievements weren’t unlocking when players tried to unlock: They walked into my gun / Jerrycan / Hardened / Insane in the membrain.

Direct X UpdateWe’ve received emails from players reporting that the game would crash on launch. This was solved by updating Direct X. Because of this, we are now forcing a Direct X update check when you launch It came from space, and ate our brains. Should you still experience problems, please send us your crash logs and we’ll make sure to work on further improving your experience.

After an awesome and successful beta of the splitscreen mode we have published an update on Steam that includes this feature, and more, for the world to enjoy! The following features are now available in ‘It came from space, and ate our brains’:

Splitscreen

Thanks to all the feedback from our testers we have optimized the splitscreen mode, a mode that allows you to play with up to four players from your comfy couch! Killing aliens and protecting your brain is now even more awesome!

Simply start up a game, get your friends to pick up their controller and with the press of a button they can join the alien slaying carnage!

Purchase support items!

No longer do you have to depend on just the S.W.A.T. drone to drop items that you need to survive. Once you have scavenged enough coins during a game you can now simply purchase the items that you need from a new purchase window! Purchase an additional medkit, make your last stand with a dozen turrets or fight your way out by purchasing a shield! We’ll leave it up to you to see how far you will go to protect your brain.

Increased performance and stability

The game now runs smoother than ever before! We’ve made a lot of fixes that increased the performance and stability of the game!

Today, we are excited to announce that the local split-screen mode is entering BETA-mode, allowing everyone that has purchased the game to help us test this new feature!

How can I enter the local split-screen BETA?

- First, go to your Games Library. ‘Right Click’ on It came from space, and ate our brains and select: ‘Properties’- Go to the ‘BETAs’ tab, where you need to enter an activation-key for the BETA. Enter the following code in the field to unlock the BETA: ''splitscreenbeta'' and make sure to click ‘Check Code’. - After you have completed step 2, go to the drop-down menu and select the ‘closed_beta’ to unlock the splitscreen mode!

Thank you so much for participating in the Beta! The update will install and you will be able to enjoy local split-screen! In case the update doesn’t start straight away, make sure to restart your Steam client.

Please use this thread on the community hub to post your feedback for the local split-screen mode! We are eager to hear how everything works and if you enjoy playing it with your buddies!

On September 15, 2015 we reported that we experienced major connection problems with the server that is responsible for the NAT punch-through for It came from space, and ate our brains. These issues have now been fixed and you will be able to join and host multiplayer matches without any connectivity problems.

We ensured that this is a permanent fix, so you will be able to slay aliens from anywhere, at any time, 24/7!

We recently announced that we are coming with a four-player split screen option. We will have more information regarding the release date of this feature available soon!

Currently the team is also very busy with the recent release of our latest game, Cross of the Dutchman. More information about our new game can be found on the Steam store page:

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